Previous Updates
April 2009
The April update concluded the addition of content from The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (March 2009).
- Over 300 new and revised articles from The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, taking the total number of Encyclopedia articles to 1,075. New articles include Abraham, Baghdad, al-Jazeera, Palestine, and Taliban.
- Over 300 new maps, images, and dynastic charts from The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World.
- A new Focus On essay by editorial board member Ibrahim Kalin looks at the contested history of Islam and the West.
- A commentary from Editor in Chief John L. Esposito on Islam and secularism.
October 2008
This month brought a wealth of new content to Oxford Islamic Studies Online, including:
- An additional 300 new and revised articles from The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (March 2009), expanding our coverage of people, places, events, and concepts from all periods of Islamic history .
- Approximately 50 new images of art, architecture, and individuals from the Islamic world
- A new thematic guide, The Geography of the Islamic World, which provides quick and easy access to more than 40 full-color maps and 20 thematic articles selected from the Atlas of the World's Religions
- A new Focus On essay by editorial board specialist James Piscatori, "Islamists in Power"
- Commentary from Editor in Chief John L. Esposito on the religious observance of Ramadan
May 2008
This major update to Oxford Islamic Studies Online added an impressive breadth of new content and enhanced functionality:
- 20 articles and 40 full-color maps have been selected from the latest edition of the Ninian Smart and Federick Denny Atlas of the World's Religions. Including text edited by Simonetta Calderini, the article and maps from this work provide valuable historical and geographical insights into the origins of Islam, its growth into the world's second-largest religion, and the global influence and presence of Islam today.
- Over 200 new and revised articles from the forthcoming The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World expand coverage of people, places, events and concepts from all periods of Islamic history.
- A new Focus On essay by scholar and editorial board member Tamara Sonn, "What is Shariʿah?"
- New images of art, architecture, and individuals
- Images and Maps Search: the Image search has been enhanced to accommodate the new Atlas maps. This advanced search now offers options to locate all visual material, or to confine a search to "images" or "maps" only.
